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Surname Teo

張 · 趙

Teo is a Chinese surname, a Teochew and Hokkien spelling that usually stands for 張/张 (Zhang) and sometimes 趙 (Zhao).

Characters for the surname Teo

The spelling Teo is common in Teochew and Hokkien romanization.

  • 张

    to stretch, spread out; sheet; surname

    Teochew diên1 / dion1 / Hokkien tiuⁿ / tioⁿ / Mandarin zhāng

    attested

  • 張

    to stretch, spread out; sheet; surname

    Teochew diên1 / dion1 / Hokkien tiuⁿ / tioⁿ / Mandarin zhāng

  • 趙

    the ancient state of Zhao; surname

    Teochew dio6 / diê6 / Hokkien tiō / Mandarin zhào

張 all spellings of zhāng趙 all spellings of zhào

Possible characters for Teo

Teo 張 zhāng · Hokkien · Teochew 趙 zhào · Hokkien · Teochew
The spelling Teo can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
張zhāng · Hokkien · Teochew
趙zhào · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Chong 張Hakka, Cantonese
  • Chang 張Hakka, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Cheong 張Cantonese
  • Tiong 張Foochow, Hokkien
  • Teoh 張 趙Hokkien
  • Zhang 張Mandarin (pinyin)
  • Chiu 趙Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Tiew 趙Foochow, Hokkien

About the surname Teo

Teo spells the surname 張 (simplified 张, Mandarin Zhang) from the Teochew reading dion1/diên1 and Hokkien tioⁿ/tiuⁿ. 张 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The Teochew reading dio6 and Hokkien tiō of 趙 (Mandarin Zhao) can also be spelled Teo, so the character depends on the family.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 张 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 張 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 趙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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